Charlotte Brontë's work has been the subject of numerous adaptations, but one in particular has caught the eyes of viewers.

Onstage and on TV “Jane Eyre” will be broadcast at 9 tonight and 9 p.m. Jan. 28 on KCTS and other PBS stations; check station listings for repeat broadcasts.

-Mr. Rivers-- -[St. John] I know nothing of this Mr. Rochester's character, but I do know that he offered marriage to this young woman, but at the altar, she had discovered he had a wife still living.

In “folklore,” Swift has two songs dedicated to Jane Eyre: “invisible string” and “mad woman.” In the book, Eyre professes her love of Rochester as a “thread” tying them together, saying “I have a ...

The story is anchored, of course, in the orphaned, abused Jane Eyre and her relationship with Mr. Rochester, the dictatorial gentleman who hires her as governess to his ward, Adele.

Another pivotal moment comes when adult Jane discovers Bertha Mason (played with haunting intensity by the brilliant Chelsea Manasseri), Mr. Rochester’s mentally ill wife locked away in the attic.

Upon arriving at Thornfield, Jane learns from the housekeeper, Mrs. Fairfax, that her charge is Adèle, the young, French-speaking ward of the estate’s absentee owner, Mr. Edward Rochester.

When we first meet Michael Sharon’s Mr. Rochester, it is hard to imagine that we might ever feel any affection for him. He is brusque and rude and exceedingly callous.

This Jane’s Mr. Rochester is a sexy Englishman named Charles Thornfield who wears kidskin gloves to deny himself the pleasure of human touch, a form of self-flagellation related to the Sikh Wars.

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It was written by Alexandra Avila; is directed by Zoe Burke; and stars Hannah Machado as Jane, Elizabeth Olsen as Mama, Mariah Montoya as Bertha, Victor Reyes as Mr. Rochester, and Cal Lee as Peter.